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Methven agrees to buy Chinese manufacturer to improve margins, profits

Methven, the tapware maker, will buy its Chinese manufacturer for as much as US$10 million, which it says will improve margins and profits. Auckland-based Methven agreed to buy Heshan, Guangdong province-based Invention Sanitary for four times the manufacturer?s profit in the 12 months ending June 30, 2014, up to a maximum of US$8 million before potential earn-outs, the company said …

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Record NZX dairy futures volume in July, but lagging year-to-date

NZX’s dairy futures market reached a record monthly trading volume in July as more than 2,000 skim milk powder contracts traded for the first time, though total volumes in all categories are lagging behind 2012 on a year-to-date basis. The market reported 5,225 lots traded this month across all categories of dairy products offered in the NZX futures market, beating …

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Skellerup in $7.3 mln stoush over faulty rubber rings

Skellerup Rubber Services, a subsidiary of NZX-listed Skellerup Holdings, has been accused of selling faulty rubber rings to PVC pipe maker Marley New Zealand, who is seeking some $7.3 million in damages from the industrial rubber goods maker. Marley claims rubber rings it bought from Skellerup to use as seals in its pipes between 2006 and 2009 didn’t meet Australian …

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Synlait Milk factory fire not expected to dent production

Synlait Milk, which listed on the stock exchange last week, doesn’t expect a minor fire at its Dunsadel plant last night will affect production after all of its automated systems kicked into life. The fire didn’t cause any injuries, nor did it cause any damage to the affected boiler, Rakaia-based Synlait Milk said in a statement. The milk processor doesn’t …

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World Week Ahead Focus of the Fed

The policymakers of the US Federal Reserve will meet over two days this week and investors are positioning themselves just in case the central bank further details its plan to rein in its bond buying. And that’s exactly what the International Monetary Fund is asking Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke to do. In its annual review of the US economy, released …

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Z Energy to raise up to $900 mln via IPO in payday for Infratil, NZ Super on 3-year investment

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TrustPower generated less energy for fewer customers in the first quarter

TrustPower, the electricity generator and retailer controlled by Infratil, generated less energy for fewer customers as competition remained intense in the first quarter. TrustPower generated 579GWh in the three months ended June 30, 4 percent below the same period a year earlier and 5 percent below expected long-term average production, reflecting lower North Island hydro and wind production, the Tauranga-based …

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Hachette to cease publishing in NZ, citing growth of e-books, imports

Hachette New Zealand, the local arm of the global publisher whose titles include biographies of Richie McCaw and Mark Todd, is to cease publishing locally with the loss of 12 jobs including its long-serving management team. The New Zealand company, which publishes locally under the Hodder Moa imprint, will continue as a marketing and sales office for the group’s international …

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Tax adviser Gilchrist found guilty in false invoicing scheme

High-profile tax adviser and former Inland Revenue Department official Brent Gilchrist has been found guilty of six charges of helping orchestrate a fictitious invoice writing scheme that sought to route funds through Vanuatu as part of a tax avoidance scheme. In two judgments relating to different tax avoidance schemes, delivered by Justice Simon France, Gilchrist is characterised as an adviser …

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